8k - Check!

Yesterday I completed my first 8k.  Earlier in the week I was doubting my ability.  I had  blood drawn and the few days after was feeling really puny.  No energy at all when I was working out and was worried I'd fall out of the race.  As the race date grew closer, I was feeling better and far more confident.

I ran the race in 50:31.  I was very pleased with this since it was my first 5 miler.  I became friends with a guy at my gym who had lost over 100 lbs (w/o wls) and he ran the whole thing with me.  He just runs for fun and didn't care about his time.  I thought that was very generous of him and spoke volumes regarding his character.  We just signed up for the Warrior Dash and will travel to that (about 3 hrs) later in the summer.  I can't wait!!  It looks like it will be a lot of fun!!

Here are some pics from yesterday:

congrats!

Great race! Lookin good!

Great Job!! Way to go!! Keep it up!!

Mazel Tov! Great race, great time and you look fantastic!
Jan

That's awesome Shammy!  and you are right, it spoke volumes about his character and it sounds like the start of a great running buddy-relationship.

You look marvelous!

Yes, I agree--he is a great running partner and I appreciate his friendship.

awesome!  i knew you had it in you, congrats!  what's with the ripped up number? :)

I got hungry and took a bite out of it!!

Just kidding!  The guy was trying to tear the bottom portion off and tore it all up in the process.

Great job. I did hear that bib numbers had a lot of extra protein but never thought about chewing on them during a race. It's great to have a running partner. Helps to maintain a pace.